Water-proof boot



(No Model.)

L. SLESSINGER. WATER PROOF BOOT.

No. 370,498. Patented Sept. 27, 1887'.

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N. PETERS. Fhnlwljlhugmphar. Washington. D.C.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WATER-PROOF BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 37OA98, dated September27, 1887.

Application filed April 5, 1887.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEwIs SLEssINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful lVater-Iroof Boot, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

Figure 1 is a view of my waterproof boot, with prepared canvas or rubberextension or top folded down upon the leg. In Fig. 2 is shown the partscomposing the uppers. In Figs. 3 and i is shown the manner in which theuppers are joined. In Fig. 5 is shown the manner of joining the uppersto the soles. in Fig. 6 is shown the manner of joining the extension-topto the boot-leg. In Fig. 7 is exposed the seam of the extension.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The upper-leather of the boot is made of veal-calf or light kip, tannedwith oak-bark, and finished without oil or blacking, and the fronts andbacks are painted on the inner faces with parafline water-proof paint,or a waterproofing largely composed of paraffine, and lined withcalf-skin front and back.

Intermediate between the two uppers, back and front, is placed aliningof canvas or duck, A, also prepared or immersed in a waterproofingcompound or paraffine-paint. The inside, front and back, is closed upwith a welted seam, B, as well as the second upper. and back, 0, formingthree thicknesses, and both upper and backs are brazed clear to the topof the boot with the seams D D through and through, making the seams ofthe two uppers waterproof seams.

it should here be observed, however, that the three thicknesses of theleg need only be extended to the ankle, or a little way above the ankle.After the upper and leg is finished, as above, it is treed and receivestwo coats of paraffine waterproof paint, applied to the outside. Beforelasting, however, the insole E is also painted upon the lower side withthe above waterproofing, and then covered with a sheet or sole of pureindiarubher, G, and the first inner upper drawn over these soles. Thewater-proof felt sole H is Serial No. 233,787. (No model.)

.then laid on and painted upon the outside with waterproofing orparaffine paint, and the outside upper drawn over the felt sole andcovered with the water-proof canvas sole I. The outer sole, J, isthenpainted with paraffine-paint upon the inner side and placed overall,with the outer upper underneath,and the sole of the boot is thenstandard-screwed or hand-pegged, making the uppers connection with thesole air and water tight.

In practice the first sole is hand-pegged to the upper and the secondsole is pegged to the first sole, wooden pegs being preferable. It willthus be seen by this construction that the boot is entirely water-proof,and will not become damp on the inside, even if allowed to remain inwater for a long period of time.

A practical test of this boot has been made by placing it in water forthree consecutive months without the slightest showing of moisture uponthe inside.

In order to provide an extension-top for use in deep water, a strip ofcanvas, leather, or india-rnbber is employed, and if canvas or leatheris used it is prepared by dipping or painting, as before described, tomake it water-proofr This extension-top should be of such length as toextend to the middle or crotch of the wearer. The seam K is formed byoverlapping and folding, and these laps and folds are stitched through.and through by two rows of stitching, and then fastened by the additionof a series of rivets, if re quired, intermediate the rows of stitching.The manner of attaching this extension-top to the bootleg is shown inFig. 6, which is accomplished by inserting the top of the boot-legwithin the extension and folding it down and then stitching the edge tothe top of the boot-leg by through-and'through stitches, in the samemanner as in forming the side seam.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. The water-proof boot herein described, having the leg and upperportion of three thicknesses of material, the inner and outer skin ofleather suitably waterproofed on the inner faces, and the intermediatethickness of water-proof material, such as canvas or duck,

and the bottom or sole of five layers-that is to say, the insole ofleather overlaid with a sheet or fillet of india-rubber with the firstor inner and canvas upper drawn over these;

5 next a sole of waterproof-painted felt and covered With a Water-proofcanvas sole, and then over all the outer sole painted withparaffine-paint upon the inside and pegged to the outer upper.

10 2. In awater-proof bootcomposed of leather,

the extension-top herein described of indiarubber or preparedwater-proof canvas,united to the top of the boot-leg in the mannersubstantially as shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 15 have hereunto set my handand seal.

LEWIS SLESSINGER. [n s.] Witnesses:

O. W. M. SMITH, CHAS. E. KELLY.

